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/ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/ · adverb
(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point..
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The Permanent Way: Britain's Railroads in the Making. By Horace Greenleaf and G. Tyers. […]There is no doubt that the permanent way has failed heretofore to attract popular interest to an extent comparable with its importance, but possibly the publicity given recently to various forms of experiment is tending to change this.
heretofore referred to as
heretofore mentioned
Use heretofore when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heretofore means (formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point..
Common synonyms include hitherto, as yet, as of yet, erenow.
Possible antonyms include hereafter, henceforth, hereinafter, hereinunder.
We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.
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